Omer Kuru

• Professor
• Head of Department at University of Health Sciences, Istanbul/Turkey

Aim: In this study, we aimed to examine the effect of vitamin D deficiency on fatigue and depression in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (Ax-SpA). Methods: This cross-sectional study included 141 Ax-SpA patients. Demographic information of the patients was recorded. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Visual Analog Scale, Fatigue Severi...

Objective:Our aim was to compare the bone mineral density (BMD) levels in axial spondyloarthropathy (AxSpA) patients treated with tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) agents and interleukin-17 (IL-17) blockers.Materials and Methods:This retrospective study was approved by the local ethics committee (07/01/2020, 7). We evaluated the medical records of AxS...

Introduction:The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of dry needling (DN) for neck pain in fibromyalgia caused by myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in the trapezius muscle.Methods:Fibromiyalgia patients who were treated with DN were retrieved from the hospital database. The study included people with trapezius MTrPs-related neck pain who were b...

Objective: This study aims to determine whether neuropathic pain (NP) presence affects sleep quality in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA). Materials and Methods: Demographic data of the patients were documented. The patient's NP was evaluated with painDETECT questionnaire. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Ankylosing Spondylitis Qu...

Objectives: Fatigue and pain symptoms were common complaints among post-COVID-19 patients, and these lead to impaired quality of life (QoL). We aimed to evaluate severity of pain and fatigue 3 months after disease onset in discharged COVID-19 patients. Methods: Patients were contacted by phone at their third month following disease onset. Demograph...

Purpose This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Sydney Swallow Questionnaire (SSQ-T) and calculate a cutoff value to help clinicians to suspect/predict oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD). Method The original questionnaire was translated into Turkish by two bilingual English Turkish translators. The study in...

This study aimed to evaluate the swallowing and voice functions in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Thirty patients with ankylosing spondylitis (Group 1) and 30 healthy individuals (Group 2) were included in the study. Following the laryngoscopic evaluation of the patients, the fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing was performed, and...

Objective: The aim was to investigate the effectiveness of Kinesio taping for lymphedema following head and neck cancer therapy and its effect on patient compliance and quality of life. Methods: A total of 66 patients with lymphedema following head and neck cancer therapy were randomly allocated to the therapeutic Kinesio taping group (n = 33) an...

Background Treatment options and surgical decision for grade 3–4 gonarthrosis remains controversial. We aimed to compare the pain level, muscle strength, physical performance, lower extremity functions, and other physical activity levels between patients who underwent arthroplasty and those who received conservative management for grade 3–4 gonarth...

Aim: In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its effects on sleep quality and quality of life (QoL).Methods: The study included a total of 84 (56 females, 28 males) patients with MetS, with a mean age of 57.5 (34–74) years and mean body mass index of 32.5 (2...

Objectives This study aimed to assess the efficacy of Kinesio taping on male patients with mutational falsetto undergoing voice therapy. Design Double blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial. Participants Interviews were conducted with thirty seven mutational falsetto patients. Included 32 participants were randomized and divided into t...

Background It is well known that both psoriasis (PsO) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) causes morbidity and disability in patients’ lives. Additional pathologies such as peripheral neuropathy (PN) may interfere with disease specific symptoms and may increase the burden of disease. Neuropathic complaints of patients with PsO and PsA are observed during...

Background: Coexisting fibromyalgia (FM) to psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been identified and it has been associated with more severe symptoms, impaired function, and greater disability. It was aimed to explore the effect of the presence of FM on fatigue in patients with PsA comparing with controls. Methods: Fifty patients with PsA and 34 sex-ag...

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the relationship between serum level of nesfatin-1 and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) clinical parameters such as pain severity, disease activity, fatigue, emotional state, and sleep quality. Patients and methods: Forty-six female patients with FMS (median age 40 years; range, 18 to 53 years) and 46 health...

Background Psoriatic Arthritis Impact of Disease 12-item questionnaire (PsAID-12) is a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) which allows a more precise assessment of the impact of PsA and helps treatment decisions geared to either disease activity or, for example, physpsychological distress (1,2). Objectives Our objective is to evaluate change...

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis with distinct phenotypic subtypes. Enthesitis is assigned as a hallmark of the disease, given its significant relations to disease activity and quality of life. Our objective is to evaluate the prevalence of enthesitis and its association with some clinical parameters, particularly quality of l...

Objective:Osteoporosis (OP) is an important common public health problem among postmenopausal women. It is significant to know the life styles which support the bone health in order to prevent the disease. Our aim was to compare the knowledge and awareness levels of OP in premenopausal and postmenopausal women.Materials and Methods:One hundred prem...

Study design: A prospective cross-sectional study OBJECTIVE.: To evaluate the prevalence of sacroiliac joint dysfunction in patients with lumbar disc hernia and examine the variations in clinical parameters cause by this combination SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.: Although one of the many agents leading to lumbar pain is sacroiliac dysfunction, littl...

Background: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a disorder with a population prevalence of 1% to 5%. There are insufficient data in the literature on the incidence of FMS in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA), with only a limited number of studies conducted. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the presence of FMS in patients d...

Background Neuropathic pain is defined as the pain that arises as a direct consequence of a lesion or diseases affecting the somatosensory system. Low back pain has nociceptive, neuropathic or mixed components. Inflammatory back pain is one of the key clinical criteria for the classification of spondyloarthritis (SpA). There are no accurate data fo...

Introduction/Objective Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is usually seen in among younger person of working age and carries a significant economic burden. It was aimed to explore the relation of work instability with fatigue, depression, and anxiety in working AS patients comparing with healthy controls. Method This case-control study was conducted on w...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of combination therapy with global postural reeducation exercise (GPR) and anti-TNF treatments on clinical parameters in patients with active Ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Materials and method: Sixty patients with active AS were distributed into three groups. Group 1 was given an...

Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterised by chronic widespread pain, sleep disturbances, affective disorders, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, anxiety and depressive episodes and its pathogenesis is still unclear.¹ Nesfatin-1 is a recently identified anorexigenic hypothalamic polypeptide which plays role on mood, stress, sleep, anxiety, eating...

Background Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease with a usual onset in the third decade of life, when persons are committed to various social roles that adults fulfil.¹ When evaluating the outcomes of clinical care, social role participation is an increasingly important outcome, especially when considering diseases...

Background Spouses are often significant source of support and the spouse’s views about rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are related to better psychological and physical health in women with RA. Objectives The aim was to investigate the effect of spouses’ illness perceptions on health status of women with RA. Methods One-hundred and one married women di...

Objectives: This study aims to assess the factor structure of the Turkish Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the relationship of illness perceptions with disease activity and psychological well-being. Patients and methods: One hundred and fifty RA patients (8 males, 142 females; mean a...

Background: MIF, a proinflammatory cytokine, contributes to the pathogenesis of acute, chronic, and autoimmune inflammatory disorders and balances the suppressive effect of glucocorticoids on the immune system. There is an interaction between bone metabolism and the immune system via the production of cytokines. We aimed to analyze the relationshi...

Background Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The Oral Rheumatoid Arthritis triaL (ORAL) Strategy aimed to assess the comparative efficacy of tofacitinib monotherapy, tofacitinib plus methotrexate, and adalimumab plus methotrexate for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in patients with a prev...

Background Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is chronic inflammatory disease that affects primarily the spine and the sacroiliac joints. ASAS/EULAR guidelines describe regular exercise as the cornerstone of non-pharmacological treatment and pharmacological treatments including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as first-line therapy, and a tumour necr...

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease that affects the bone and joints. Patients with RA migth be considered to be at increased risk of falls and FOF for a variety of reasons, including the presence of muscle weakness and stiff or painful joints of the lower extremities resulting in impaired physical activity, mobility, balance,...

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Turkish language version of VITACORA-19 (psoriatic arthritis quality of life questionnaire) in patients with psoriatic arthritis. Patients and methods: The Turkish version of VITACORA-19 questionnaire was obtained after a translation and back translation process. The stu...

Objective: In our study, we aimed to evaluate the influence of training on compliance and persistence with bisphosphonate treatment given on a weekly vs. monthly basis in postmenopausal osteoporosis patients. Methods: A total of 979 patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis (mean age: 63.2 ± 7.2 years) were included in this national, multicenter...

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that predominantly affects the synovial joints and the periarticular structures, leading to persistent pain, functional deterioration, disability, sleep disturbance, and lower quality of life. Psychiatric disturbances are frequently observed in these patients. Objectives The ai...

Background Osteoid osteoma is painful benign tumor that comprises approximately 3% of all bone tumors and approximately 10% of all benign bone tumors. Most of the cases occur in the first three decades and two to three times more frequently in men than in women. The tumor is very uncommon after the age of 40 years or during infancy. More than 50% o...

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate balance performance and fear of falling (FOF) in older people with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) and the parameters affecting balance and FOF in older patients with DM. Patients and methods: Between 2013 June - 2014 April, a total of 100 patients with DM (37 males, 63 females; mean age 66.8±4.3 years; ra...

Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate psychiatric symptoms in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to investigate the relationship of the disease activity, functional capacity, pain, and fatigue with psychiatric symptoms. Methods: Eighty AS patients and 80 healthy controls were included in the study. Spinal pain by visual ana...

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a systemic autoinflammatory disease characterized by recurrent attacks of fever and sterile peritonitis, pleuritis, arthritis or erysipelas-like erythema. Symptoms related with FMF can begin at very early ages of life. However, since most symptoms related to FMF are often well-known only when children become mo...

Background The paradoxical adverse effects of necrosisi factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) antagonists have been described frequently as a result of the widespread use of these drugs. New onset or exacerbation of cutaneous psoriasis, cutaneous vasculitis and sarcoidosis have been reported with various TNF-alpha inhibitors. Objectives We report the case of a...

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease which leads to joint damage, functional impairment and a reduction in quality of life (QoL). Determination of anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) plays a relevant role in the diagnosis and prognosis of RA. Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the assoc...

Background Musculoskeletal pain is one of the most common complaints of the children referred to general pediatricians. Children and adolescents with chronic pain frequently report sleep disturbances, reduced participation in social activities and school absence. So, pain greatly affects their overall sense of wellbeing and impairs their daily func...

Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is a generalized chronic pain condition that is often accompanied by symptoms such as fatigue, sleep disturbances, psychological and cognitive alterations. Sexual dysfunction is more prevalent in the women with FM. Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate sexual satisfaction in female patients with FM and also a...

Objective: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a great economic burden to the society mainly in terms of the large number of the lost work days and disability, and it appears to be growing. The economic burden of LBP in Turkey is not known. This study aims to analyze the health care resource use, work and productivity loss, and health-related economics...

Purpose: To examine functional capacity and muscle strength in children and youth with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) as compared with controls, and to assess whether these factors influence quality of life (QOL) in FMF. Methods: A total of 100 subjects with FMF and 55 control subjects (8-18 years old) without known health issues were enrolled...

Objective: The aim of this study was the evaluation of the impacts of muscle strength, muscle tone, and contractures of the lower extremities on ambulation and functional status in children with spina bifida (SB). The aims of this study were the determination of the demographical and clinical characteristics of Turkish children with spina bifida (S...

Background Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is chronic inflammatory disease of spine and sacroiliac joints. It clinically presents with extraarticular involvement and entesitis along with axial and peripheral involvement. Recent studies demonstrated that adipocytokines released from white adipose tissue contribute to inflammation and tissue damage. Apel...

Objectives This study was intended to identify general psychiatric symptoms in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to determine the distribution of these psychiatric symptoms by degree of disease activity. Methods One hundred sixty volunteers, 80 AS patients and 80 healthy controls, matched in terms of age, gender, education and job, were...

Background and objectives: The aim of this trial is to search effectiveness of specifically adapted exercise programs on its own and with low back school on pain, disability, trunk and quadriceps muscle strength, walking performance, spinal mobility, quality of life (QOL), and depression in the patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Material...

Objective: To assess quality of life (QOL) of patients operated for breast cancer at early periods and to investigate its relationship to pain, handgrip strength (HS), disability, and emotional status. Material and Methods: Ninety-three female patients, operated unilaterally for breast cancer, were included. QOL by Short Form- 36 (SF-36), depressio...

The aim of this trial was to investigate the effect of therapeutic microwave diathermy (MD) on pain, disability, trunk muscle strength, walking performance, mobility, quality of life (QOL), and depression in the patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). A total of 39 patients were included in this study. The patients were randomized into two grou...

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) enthesitis index and disease activity and health-related quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Eighty-six AS patients not receiving antitumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy were included in the study. Sp...

Background Fatigue is an important domain in the assessment of disease impact but has rarely been evaluated consistently after initiation of treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients. Due tothe known efficacy of TNF inhibitors in the treatment of RA, their effect still remains controversial when specifically applied to the treatment of fatigu...

Background Enthesitis is one of the assessment parameters of the patients with Ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Many indexes are used in the evaluation of the severity of enthesitis and there are several studies investigating the relationship between severity of enthesitis and clinical and laboratory parameters. Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of...

The aim of this trial was to investigate and compare the effects of phonophoresis (PP), placebo PP and exercise therapies on pain, disability, sleep quality, and depression in the patients with chronic neck pain (CNP). This is a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled study. A total of 61 patients with definite CNP were included in this study....

Objective: To compare muscle strength (MS), fatigue, functional capacity, and proprioceptive acuity in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and controls, to evaluate the impact of FM severity on these features. Materials and Methods: Sixty women with FM and 45 healthy controls were included. FM-related measurements (number of tender points, myalgic scor...

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine shoulder pain, range of motion (ROM), shoulder muscle strength (SMS), handgrip strength (HS), and the presence of lymphedema in patients who had undergone breast cancer surgery. Materials and Methods: Ninety-three females operated unilaterally for breast cancer were included in the study. Shoulder p...

Background and objectives: Measurement of the femoral cartilage thickness by using in-vivo musculoskeletal ultrasonography (MSUS) has been previously shown to be a valid and reliable method in previous studies; however, to our best notice, normative data has not been provided before in the healthy population.The aim of our study was to provide nor...

Objective: Comparison of quality of life [QOL] and emotional status in male patients with traumatic lower limb amputation [LLA] and controls and evaluation of the relationship between these outcomes and post-amputation pain, functional status and perception of body image. Methods: Thirty male patients aged between 20 and 45 years, with traumatic LL...

Juvenile Fibromyalgia Syndrome (JFMS) is a chronic health condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain and multiple tender points (TP). The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of JFMS in the urban population of Samsun and to determine the impact of JFMS on depression symptoms, school performance and quality of life...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the shoulder rotator strength (SRS) and handgrip strength (HS) in affected side with that in unaffected side in patients with unilateral subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS), and to evaluate the relationship of SRS with duration of symptoms, handgrip strength, pain, disability, quality of life (...

Background The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of anti-TNF treatment on urinary type-II collagen C-telopeptyde (CTX-II) levels which is a cartilage destruction marker in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Objectives 39 patients with RA and 36 healthy controls who were compatible in terms of age and sex were included. Uri...

The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical relevance of Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to evaluate the relationship between MHQ and disease activity, quality of life (QL), and handgrip strength separately. Eighty RA were included in the study. Disease activity is evaluated with D...

Osteoporosis is a multifactorial disease in which genetic determinants are modulated by hormonal, environmental and nutritional factors. The balance between bone resorption and bone formation seems to be regulated by a variety of growth factors and cytokines. An important clinical risk factor in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis is the presence of g...

The aim of this trial is to investigate and compare the effects of phonophoresis (PP) and ultrasound (US) therapy on pain, disability, trunk muscle strength, walking performance, spinal mobility, quality of life (QOL), and depression in the patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). A total of 60 patients with definite CLBP were included in this s...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between fear of falling and balance in community-dwelling older adults. Materials and Method: Study sample included 100 volunteers. The assessment of fear of falling was performed by Falls Efficacy Scale-International; mobility by Timed-up and Go Test, balance by Berg Balance Sca...

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an uncommon neutrophilic dermatosis consisting of nodules and pustules that ulcerate. Pyoderma gangrenosum is associated with autoimmune disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease, spondyloarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. In mild disease, therapy consists of local wound care and topical or intralesional corticoste...

Objective: To evaluate the impact of functional disability of Turkish children with spina bifida (SB) on parents' psychological status and family functioning. Methods: Fifty-four children with SB and parents were included. The Functional Measure for Children (WeeFIM), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Family Assessment Device (FAD) were used....

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of fibromyalgia syndrome [FMS] in male traumatic lower limb amputees [LLAs] and to determine the relationship between FMS clinical findings and neuropathic pain [NeP], quality of life [QOL], and emotional status in LLAs with FMS. Methods: Thirty male traumatic LLAs were enrolled. Twelve...

The aim of this trial was to evaluate the short-term effectiveness of ultrasound (US) therapy on pain, physical function, ambulation activity, disability and psychological status in patients with knee OA. Forty-two inpatients with bilateral knee OA were randomized by an independent researcher not involved in the data assessment, to receive either t...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use, to define the most frequently used CAM methods in rheumatic diseases, as well as to assess resources of information encouraging patients using CAM, and to evaluate the physicians' attitudes toward CAM use. Patients and methods: We...

New developments in the field of targeted therapies or biologic agents led more effective management of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recommendations for the management of rheumatic diseases propose to reduce inappropriate use of medications, minimize variations among countries, and enable cost-effective use of health c...

The aim of this study was to assess serum levels and clinical significance of soluble CD26 (sCD26) and soluble CD30 (sCD30) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Forty-eight patients with RA and 30 healthy controls were enrolled. Serum sCD26 and sCD30 levels were measured using ELISA. Serum sCD26 levels were significantly lower (P = 0.011), w...

The aim of this study was to compare the sleep quality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS); and to evaluate the relationship between sleep quality and pain, fatigue, depression, and disease activity in patients with RA and FMS. Forty RA, 40 FMS and 40 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Disease activi...

To determine the prevalence of juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome (JFMS) in children with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and to evaluate quality of life (QoL) and depression. Ninety-one FMF patients (M/F: 44/47) who fulfilled the Livneh criteria and 60 healthy children (M/F: 27/33) were enrolled in the study. Yunus and Masi's criteria were used for...

The aim of this clinical trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic MD on pain, functional capacity, muscle strength, quality of life, and depression in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS). A total of 40 inpatient subjects with definite SIS were included in this study. These patients were sequentially randomized into 2...

The FES-I is a questionnaire which was developed to assess fear of falling. The aim of this study was to evaluate validity and reliability of a Turkish language version of the FES-I in Turkish older people. The study sample included 70 volunteers with an age range of 65-81. To assess the test-retest reliability of the Turkish FES-I, questionnaire w...

Objectives: To develop Turkish League Against Rheumatism (TLAR) National Recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Materials and methods: A scientific committee of 25 experts consisting of six rheumatologists and 19 physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists was formed by TLAR. Recommendations were based on the 2006 A...

Objective: To evaluate the association between clinical symptoms and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.Materials and Methods: Ten men and 24 women between 30 and 60 years of age, who fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for knee OA, were included in the study. All pat...

Objective: This retrospective study was planned to determine the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and clinical, radiological and laboratory parameters in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Materials and Methods: The study group consisted of 28 patients with a mean disease duration of 11.9±6.1 years. In addition to clinical an...

This study aimed to compare the efficacy of ultrasound treatment to local corticosteroid injection plus splinting in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). There is still limited knowledge on the efficacy of conservative treatment options for CTS. Fourty-nine hands of 34 patients with CTS were enrolled in this study. Patients were randomly assigned to the u...

To determine the predictive value for radiological damage of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP) and rheumatoid factor (RF) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Ninety patients with RA were enrolled in this study. All patients had symptom duration of at least one year. Anti-CCP and IgM-RF were evaluated with enzyme linked...

Several methods have been described to evaluate the degree of lumbar lordosis. However, suggested methods have used non-standardized terminology and landmarks to measure the degree of lumbar lordosis. In the present study a practical method for evaluating the degree of lumbar lordosis is described and, for this purpose, 24 lateral roentgenograms we...

This study was undertaken to determine the influence of proximal femur geometry on hip fracture risk independent of bone mineral density. We examined 34 hip fracture subjects (17 men, 17 women) and 36 control subjects (18 men, 18 women). The control subjects were matched with the hip fracture patients by femoral neck bone mineral density (±0.100 g/...

This study was undertaken to determine the influence of proximal femur geometry on hip fracture risk independent of bone mineral density. We examined 34 hip fracture subjects (17 men, 17 women) and 36 control subjects (18 men, 18 women). The control subjects were matched with the hip fracture patients by femoral neck bone mineral density (+ or - 0....

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an aerobic exercise program versus a home based exercise program on pain and disability in patients with osteoarthritis. Material and Methods: Sixty women with the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis were randomized to aerobic exercise or home exercise program. The first group performed a...

We described a 70-year-old woman with a 20 years history of ankylosing spondylitis(AS) who developed a puffy right hand. Examination showed diffuse puffiness with pitting edema over the dorsum of her right hand. She was treated with prednisone 30mg/ day and responded dramatically. A slower tapering of the daily dose was tolerated without flare. Aft...

The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 subtypes in serologically HLA-B27-positive ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients and healthy controls from the Turkish population and to compare this with other reports from other populations. We subtyped HLA-B27 in 38 HLA-B27-positive Turkish patients with...